Apoptosis and proliferation in human undescended testes

BJU International

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 634-638

  Ofordeme, Kenechukwu G ^b   Aslan, Ahmet R ^b   Nazir, Talat M ^b   Hayner Buchan, Alida ^b   Kogan, Barry A ^a  

^a Urological Institute of Northeastern New York   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Proliferation; Undescended testes

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; AGE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS BIOPSY; UNITED STATES;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 24044543898     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05698.x     Document Type: Article

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